Feeding my piggies fruit and veg

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MiloAndJake

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Hey, only veggies ive been giving my piggies are romaine lettuce, cucumber and carrot. I feed them a a few slices/leafs in the morning then again at night and through the day they have some grass was just wondering if that is too much or too little? I’m nervous of trying other fruit and veg and not sure what they like best. Also they don’t seem to like these treats i bought them called scrummies which are like biscuits especially made for piggies but are fruit flavoured, they also won’t touch those nutty fruit bars that hang on their cage that you can get. Not sure what else i could experiment with? Any advice would be great!
 
Laura2901 said:
Hey, only veggies ive been giving my piggies are romaine lettuce, cucumber and carrot. I feed them a a few slices/leafs in the morning then again at night and through the day they have some grass was just wondering if that is too much or too little? I’m nervous of trying other fruit and veg and not sure what they like best. Also they don’t seem to like these treats i bought them called scrummies which are like biscuits especially made for piggies but are fruit flavoured, they also won’t touch those nutty fruit bars that hang on their cage that you can get. Not sure what else i could experiment with? Any advice would be great!
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I like to feed them lettuce, cucumber and carrot as well. I'll sometimes add a small slice of apple or a small amount of coriander. Do you feed them hay during the day?
That seems like enough food for the piggies, depending on how much of the veggies you cut up. I give my two boys half a cup of veggies in the morning and half a cup at night. I always make sure that they have plenty of hay or grass.
I'm not sure what else you could experiment with if they are uninterested in the treats and the fruit bars.
 
Cyaneatscarrots said:
I like to feed them lettuce, cucumber and carrot as well. I'll sometimes add a small slice of apple or a small amount of coriander. Do you feed them hay during the day?
That seems like enough food for the piggies, depending on how much of the veggies you cut up. I give my two boys half a cup of veggies in the morning and half a cup at night. I always make sure that they have plenty of hay or grass.
I'm not sure what else you could experiment with if they are uninterested in the treats and the fruit bars.
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Their full cage is full of meadow hay as i use that for their bedding and everything else as i know its better than sawdust as ive heard so they always have it, i also clean it daily as they poop alot so i’m always making sure theres clean hay for them to eat and i often see them munching on it! They also get a lot of fresh grass too!
 
Laura2901 said:
Their full cage is full of meadow hay as i use that for their bedding and everything else as i know its better than sawdust as ive heard so they always have it, i also clean it daily as they poop alot so i’m always making sure theres clean hay for them to eat and i often see them munching on it! They also get a lot of fresh grass too!
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Awesome! It sounds as if they are getting a well-balanced diet, and it sounds like they have plenty.
 
My boy’s favorite are cilantro and parsley. So, he gets both cilantro and parsley every day in addition to variety of lettuce, kale, and other veggies 3 times a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Throughout the week, he gets blueberries, apple, watermelon, melon, carrots, spinach and etc.
 
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